NAVI MUMBAI, India (AP) — Australia won the toss and chose to bat first against India in the second semifinal of the Women’s Cricket World Cup on Thursday at DY Patil Stadium.

Captain Alyssa Healy was recovered from a calf injury that sidelined her for the last two games for the defending champion. Australia is gunning for a record-extending eighth Cricket World Cup final.

Attacking opener Shafali Verma was back for India after the in-form Pratika Rawal was ruled out owing to an ankle injury. She was injured while fielding against Bangladesh in the final league game at the same venue and was ruled out of the remainder of the tournament.

Verma has played 29 one-day internationals and scored 774 runs at an average of 23 and a strike rate of 83.20. She was not part of India’s original squa

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